Stocking toe



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STOCKING TOE Filed May 13, 1933 ATTORNEY.

Patented i4, 1935 l s'rooxrNa 'ron Robert B. Schindler, Spring City, Pa. Application May 13, 1,933, Serial No. 670,839

fabric thereof and has for its primary object to provide the toe section with a panel knitted in a manner to ornament the toe section, give increased elasticity thereto and further limit the extent of travel of runs formed,in the usual toe patch of the toe section.

An object of the invention resides in providing the toe section with a heavy reinforced plain knit toe patch of a relatively small area and arranging directly behind the toe patch a panel knitted in a manner as to'give increased elasticity to the toe section and besides prevent the passage of runs, formed in thetoe patch by the cutting thereof by the toes of the wearer.

A feature of my invention resides in providing an ornamental open work panel in the top of the toe section so as to allow increased visibility of the tops of the toes of the wearer and besides give increased elasticity or stretch to the toe section in the direction of spread of the foot of the wearer.

My invention is also distinguished in the combination of transferred loops, interlocking loops and plain loops for the production of a knitted toe section having characteristics that are not possessed by knitted toe sections heretofore produced.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the fol.- lowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:l

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the stocking.

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the toe section. i

Figure 3 is an enlarged top plan view of a slightly modied form of toe section.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view illustrating portions of the non-run interlocking courses.

Figure 5 is an enlarged diagrammatic illustration of a portion of the fabric showing the formation of transferred loops as used in the panel, giving increased elasticity to the toe portion of the stocking.

In the drawing, the stocking is illustrated as consisting basicly of a knitted welt section I, a knitted leg section 2 and a knitted toe section 3, the sections I and 2 being knitted in the usual manner whereas the toe section 3 has por? tions thereof reconstructed to give increased advantages to the toe section.

Referring to Figure 2,` it will be noted that the toe section 3 consists of a plain solid knit toe patch 5, a panel 5 and a plain knitted fabric 6, the latter knitted as a continuation of the leg or instep fabric 1.

The panel may be knitted in various ways to produce an ornamental open work appearance but for the purpose of illustration, I have shown the lpanel 5 as consisting of a plurality of transferred loops 8 diagrammatically illustrated in Figure 5, the said loops 8 producing openings 9 that constitute the open work formations of the panel.

As is well known, transferred loops will stop runs from extending in one direction of a knitted fabric but will not stop the passage of runs in the opposite direction and as I wish to make the top portion of the toe section of the stocking run proof in so far as runs created in the toe patch are concerned, I have illustrated a pair of non-run interlocking courses I0 and YI-I arranged at the point of juncture of the toe patch withv the panel and each of these non-run courses consist of spread interlocking loops I2 each of which interlock with a pair of adjacent wales as clearly shown in toe section may be similarly provided with anw open work panel and interlocking courses but this is not necessary in View of the fact that the bottom portion of the toe section is not visible when the stocking is in use with an open work shoe which is not the case when considering the top portion of the toe section.

I am of the opinion that my improved stocking will have considerable demand when worn Withopen work shoes, particularly those .known as sandals, not only because of the visibility of' the toes but because of the freedom of action of the toes within the toe section' due to the increased stretch of the toe section in a cross- 1. A stocking consisting of a knitted welt section, a knitted leg section and a knitted toe sec- Having described my invention, what I claimv tion, the toe section including a plain solid knit toe patch and an open work panel in the top of the toe section directly behind said toe patch, said panel consisting. of a plurality of transferred loops forming openings in the panel and giving increased elasticity thereto and a pair of non-run courses extending along the coursewise edges of said panel and including spread loops each interlocking with a pair of knitted Wales.

2. A stocking toe fabric consisting of plain reinforced knitted loops and an open workrectangular panel arranged in the top portion of the toe fabric and of a length and width less than the length and width of the toe fabric; said panel consisting of succeeding courses of transferred loops and a pair of non run courses at each end of the panel coursewise thereof and each'of a length equal to the width of said panel, each non run course consisting of alternating plain loops and spread loops, each spread loop interlocking With a pair of wales.

ROBERT B. SCHINDLER. 

